سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 56
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them and to that I am one of the witnesses.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
بَل
bal
Nay
رَّبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
رَبُّ
rabbu
(is the) Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
فَطَرَهُنَّ
faṭarahunna
created them
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
and I am
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
to
ذَٰلِكُم
dhālikum
that
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
l-shāhidīna
the witnesses
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
56. 1. That is, I am not joking, rather I am presenting something of which I have knowledge and certainty (observation), and that is that your deity is not idols, but the Lord who is the Owner of the heavens and the earth and their Creator.
